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The Tyrant is a bulky demon that appears in DmC: Devil May Cry. They are heavy and slow, and attack the player with their clubbed limbs. Tyrants are immune to being lifted up into the air by normal means, and take reduced damage from the front.
Description[]
The Tyrant has a large frame that it uses to attack Dante. It has a very tough hide that deflects bullets and other light attacks.
Tyrants are first encountered at St. Agares's Church in Mission 4: Under Watch.
File[]
DmC: Devil May Cry[]
- DmC: Devil May Cry - Online Manual
- Tyrant
- A demon that has grown from feeding off of human greed. Consumed by destructive urges, Tyrants charge towards their enemies to deliver crushing blows.[1]
Behavior[]
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Strategy[]
Watch Your Ass![]
Although the Tyrant is slow and its attacks are signaled before commencing by a roar, the damage output is substantial. Getting hit by a Tyrant's attack will leave Dante staggered and open to further damage. Avoid them.
Big, Fat Softie![]
Liberal application of heavy weapons to the Tyrant's back will help to crack its tough hide, which is virtually invulnerable to firearms and angelic weapons. However, its devastating haymakers or bullrushes can be countered with Eryx's charged punches, and in some cases this can even juggle the demon.
When the Tyrant charges Dante, he must dodge by either jumping or using Evade; a Demon Evade can be used here for a damage bonus. As soon as the Tyrant passes Dante, its back is vulnerable to either a Demon Pull or a heavy weapon attack.
However, after being attacked and especially after being pulled down, it will become Enraged, forcing Dante to rely on aerial attacks to deal consistent damage; powerful ranged attacks can also be used to avoid risking injury.
A fully charged Eryx Snake Eye attack will cancel out the Tyrant's bullrush on impact or break it out of its Enrage status. As this occurs, move to behind the Tyrant and use Demon Pull on it. As soon as the Tyrant is down, close in and charge an Upper Cut to launch the Tyrant into the air, leaving it fully vulnerable to attacks. Aerial Rave is good, but just for the fun of it, players can use Showdown to repeatedly smack the Tyrant to the ground, bounce it back to the air for another one, and another until it is dead. Another way of cancelling it's Enraged state is by getting up close, avoiding it's double swipe, quickly running and jumping towards the brute's behind and using a fully charged Showdown - Eryx's attacks charge much quicker in mid-air. This will bounce the demon into the air, leaving it open to attacks - it's recommended to jump off and use Osiris' Rake to extend the time the Tyrant is in the air.
On Dante Must Die!, the Tyrant will sometimes be accompanied by deadly foes like Dreamrunners and even Witches. It is best to deal with these enemies first because the Tyrant's attacks are predictable and can be dodged or repelled.
After being launched, Tyrant does not attach to Dante during Aquila Caliber, and isn't knocked back by any form of Ophion Kicker.
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Trivia[]
- Surviving the first encounter with the Tyrant will reward the player with the Flock off, feather-face! award. This is a reference to a line that Dante tells to Griffon before their first boss encounter in Devil May Cry.
- There were originally two different designs for this demon created by two different concept artists, the yellow armored demon that appears in DmC: Devil May Cry, and an unused pale-white demon with a minigun attached to its stomach.[2] Although the latter design goes unused in the final game, this pale-white minigun version was used later as Tyrant's design for the prequel tie-in comic: DmC: Devil May Cry: The Chronicles of Vergil.
- During production, the Tyrant was referred to as a "Tank Drone".
References[]
- ↑ DmC Online Manual, p. 16
- ↑ https://dans-dmc-art.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-tyrant-ana-bathos.html - an unused design for Tyrant